When I was small my mother would sing a song called My Grandfather’s Clock to me. Well to all of us really. It is a rhythmic song, one that children find very soothing, and very grounding. I now sing it for Hilary and sang it for Travis when he was a baby and toddler. There is just something about the song.
This is actually my Grandfather’s Clock. 
In fact it is my Grandfather and Grandmother’s clock. It was a wedding gift for them, I wish I knew who from. I believe they got married in 1920, so it is at least 86 years old. It was made by the Sessions Clock Company of Conneticut, a company which no longer exists. Like the song, the sound of its rhythms are very soothing, although it is a little noisy unless you’re used to it, chiming as it does on the hour and half-hour.
Perhaps one day it will sit prominently in Travis or Hilary’s place, ticking away as they sing to their children. It is strangely comforting to think of such a continuance of rhythms passed down through the years. Almost as comforting as my mother’s singing.
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Great to see Grandpa and Grandma’s clock again and read about your memories of it. Just checked their wedding invitation – they were married in 1921.
My grandmother had a clock very much like that one. I don’t know what became of it. I can still picture exactly where it was in her living room. It is quite a lovely sense of continuity to think of your children someday having their great-grandparents’ clock ticking in their houses, as well as their hearts.
Clocks such as Howard Miller grandfather Clock do have their own way of evoking special memories. 🙂 I share the same sentiments with you all.